FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Blank verse
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Bob and wheel verse
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Prose
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Sonnet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet is mostly written in iambic pentameter and is 75% verse so it’s interesting to watch out for where it isn’t used. For example, look out for Hamlet and Ophelia’s exchanges and think about who is using prose and who is using verse and why that might be.
Detailed explanation-2: -The verse form he uses is blank verse. It contains no rhyme, but each line has an internal rhythm with a regular rhythmic pattern. The pattern most favored by Shakespeare is iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is defined as a ten-syllable line with the accent on every other syllable, beginning with the second one.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s sources for Hamlet. The immediate source of Hamlet is an earlier play dramatising the same story of Hamlet, the Danish prince who must avenge his father.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tragedy. Hamlet is one of the most famous tragedies ever written, and in many respects, it exhibits the features traditionally associated with the tragic genre. In addition to the play ending with the death of Hamlet and a host of others, Hamlet himself is a classic tragic protagonist.